jimpeel wrote:
Sali said he’s drafting legislation that would prevent ATF from launching similar marketing program.
Wouldn't drafting legislation to repeal the seizure and forfeiture laws be a better step?
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Re proposals of/from Congressman Sali, whose name is totally unfamiliar to me, and ATF's "marketing program", seems like much ado about nothing.
On the other hand, drafting legislation to repeal civil asset forfeiture and seizure laws could be of value to the citizenry, as it might curb what I've previously described as the criminal like antics of Law Enforcement. Of course, this assumes that congress critters really wanted to curb the criminal antics of Law enforcement, or what passes therefore, a proposition that I have grave doubts concerning the validity of. After all, in all the years of it's operational antics, has The Congress ever really acted to curb the antics of the ATTU/IRS, the ATFD, the BATF or most recently the BATFE. To the best of my recollection, the answer to that question is NO.
Now then should this conclusion do Representative Sali an injustice, the following comes to mind. Individuals tend to be judged by the behavior
of those they associate with. This might not be "fair", but it is the way things are.
Sali said he’s drafting legislation that would prevent ATF from launching similar marketing program.
Wouldn't drafting legislation to repeal the seizure and forfeiture laws be a better step?
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Re proposals of/from Congressman Sali, whose name is totally unfamiliar to me, and ATF's "marketing program", seems like much ado about nothing.
On the other hand, drafting legislation to repeal civil asset forfeiture and seizure laws could be of value to the citizenry, as it might curb what I've previously described as the criminal like antics of Law Enforcement. Of course, this assumes that congress critters really wanted to curb the criminal antics of Law enforcement, or what passes therefore, a proposition that I have grave doubts concerning the validity of. After all, in all the years of it's operational antics, has The Congress ever really acted to curb the antics of the ATTU/IRS, the ATFD, the BATF or most recently the BATFE. To the best of my recollection, the answer to that question is NO.
Now then should this conclusion do Representative Sali an injustice, the following comes to mind. Individuals tend to be judged by the behavior
of those they associate with. This might not be "fair", but it is the way things are.